This month we highlight Werribee Node, led by Dr Marjorie Milne.
The Werribee Node is The University of Melbourne led consortium. The Node places emphasis on being engaged with the scientific community to enable appropriate usage of biomedical imaging technologies. It aims to promote collaboration between human preclinical, human clinical and large animal researchers with the common goal of improving health outcomes using ONEHEALTH as the research approach.
The Veterinary Science Diagnostic Imaging section provides imaging services both for critical case management and for contract or collaborative research imaging in all non human species.
Download the flyer for a list of key instrumentation at the Veterinary Science Diagnostic Imaging.
This month we feature research from Robert Turner of Werribee node. Robert's research work is attempting to establish whether a relationship exists between body composition and fat distribution in dogs and the appearance of their pancreas on ultrasonography and computed tomography.
Join us for the latest capabilities, new techniques, methods, tools and resources, as well as the latest biomedical and molecular imaging applications from our Nodes:
Austin (primarily run by the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health)
Clayton (primarily run by Monash Biomedical Imaging)
Parkville/Werribee (primarily run by the University of Melbourne)
Hawthorn (primarily run by Swinburne University of Technology)
And our new Node, the Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute/La Trobe University.
Special speakers and topics include:
Integrating Monash Biomedical Imaging's informatics systems with XNAT': Dr Thomas Close, Senior Informatics Officer, Monash Biomedical Imaging
'Translational research in client-owned and experimental animals': Dr Stewart Ryan, Senior Lecturer and Head of Small Animal Surgery service UVet Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences University of Melbourne, Werribee
'Magnetic susceptibility-based MRI of cerebral veins': Dr Phillip Ward, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function and Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience
'Interventional radiology - an emerging clinical discipline in veterinary practice': Dr Stewart Ryan, Senior Lecturer and Head of Small Animal Surgery service UVet Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences University of Melbourne, Werribee
'Towards a pre-surgical diagnostic tool for invasive Brain-Computer-Interfaces using ultra-high-field fMRI': Peter Yoo, PhD candidate, Melbourne Brain Centre Imaging Unit/Vascular Bionics Lab The University of Melbourne
'A step-by-step guide for MEG users': Dr Talitha Ford, Ph, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University of Technology
Morning and afternoon tea, lunch and networking drinks included.
The Melbourne Brain Centre Imaging Unit is always looking for healthy volunteers. If you are interested in being a participant for one of our studies feel free to get in touch with us at 7tmri-bookings@unimelb.edu.au
We are excited to launch the Australasian Women in Neuroscience group, supported by the Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience (ACNS) and Australasian Neuroscience (ANS) Societies. The goal for this new group is to provide a safe space for open, non-judgemental discussion and sharing of ideas regarding issues important for women in neuroscience, and neuroscience-related or associated disciplines.
AWINS will initially centre around a closed Facebook page, where participants can share and discuss any issues they find important – from current news, gender and social issues, career advice, parenting, personal questions – and of course, neuroscience! We hope to develop a supportive environment for any person identifying as a woman in neuroscience at any career level, so come and visit us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/women.in.neuroscience/ and say hi!
The page is promoted by and supports the gender equity policies of ANS and ACNS, but is independent from these two Societies. You don’t need to be a member of either Society, or in a discipline that is strictly defined as ‘neuroscience’ – neurologists, psychophysiologists, neurotrauma researchers - anyone with an interest in neuroscience in the Australasian region is welcome to join.
The page will be lightly moderated, so you can post under your own name, or anonymously by emailing our moderators at mods.awins@gmail.com.
We hope to be chatting with you soon!
Lindy Fitzgerald & Sharna Jamadar
Australasian Women in Neuroscience
Fantastic workshops: multivariate pattern classification, TMS, NiRS, Neuroanatomy for Neuroimagers.
Brilliant keynotes: Professor Angela Clow (University of Westminster, Links between aging, cortisol secretion and cognitive function), Professor Tom Palmeri (Vanderbilt University, Approaches to model-based cognitive neuroscience), and Professor Charles Spence (University of Oxford, Gastrophysics: pleasure and plain at the dining table).
Here at VBIC we are always looking to add new information about how the imaging equipment across Victoria is being used - on its own or in conjunction with other platform technologies.
As an example, check out some of the articles containing data generated from VBIC equipment. If you would like to add yours to our list, send it through (vbic@ravencg.com.au).
VBIC provides resources for use across the imaging community. These resources have been developed based on needs expressed to us by the user community. Current resources cover:
If you have an idea or requirement for a resource, send us a suggestion via email.
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